Podcasts about Sayaka Murata

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A new bookish metaphor and book moms in the wild Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Explaining a Currently Reading literary society Before We Go: our new segment featuring bookish friend posts and a sleeper hit you should read. Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site). . . . 1:28 - Bookish Moments of the Week 5:56 - Current Reads 6:23 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake (Meredith, amazon link) 7:25 - Clean Air by Sarah Blake 13:08 - Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai (Kaytee) 15:28 - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan 16:41 - Currently Reading Website 17:59 - Speedy Death by Gladys Mitchell (Meredith) 23:34 - A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid (Kaytee) 23:52 - History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook 24:05 - The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid 26:27 - The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake 26:28 - Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust 26:32 - House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 26:42 - Sing Me To Sleep by Gabi Burton 26:50 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 28:59 - The Witch's Orchard by Archer Sullivan (Meredith) 33:18 - Booktenders 33:37 - Everyone Is Lying To You by Jo Piazza (Kaytee) 38:40 - Currently Reading Style Book Clubs 42:49 - A Violent Age by Sarah Blake 50:16 - Before We Go Kaytee highlights a bookish friend post 50:34 - Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 50:36 - The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 50:37 - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata 50:40 - The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji 51:22 - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai 51:39 - Confessions by Kanae Minato Meredith's Sleeper Hit: 52:34 - Sphere by Michel Crichton 52:39 - Timeline by Michael Crichton 54:06 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's list is a special romance curated list from Open Door Romance, The Novel Neighbor's Romance adjacent bookstore in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads | Substack | Youtube The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Og hvad hvis historien primært bliver fortalt af rumskibets AI – en ældre model der konstant bekymrer sig om sin “efficiency percentage” og ikke rigtig forstår mennesker? Det er præmissen i Barbara Trueloves Of Monsters and Mainframes, en science fiction-gyser der blander klassiske monstre med AI-humor og en god portion intertekstuelle referencer. Om Barbara Truelove Barbara Truelove er australsk forfatter og game designer, og hun har åbenlyst en ting med varulve. Hendes første roman Crying Wolf (2021) handlede om tvillinger der opdager de er varulve. I 2023 lavede hun det interaktive tekstspil Blood Moon, hvor plotlinjen er: “Du er en varulv.” Og så kom Of Monsters and Mainframes i 2025. Hun fortæller selv at inspirationen kom fra at læse Bram Stokers Dracula og Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries samtidigt. Men sandheden er mere rodet end det: “Dracula er en del af blandingen, ja, og det samme er Murderbot, men det samme er Universal Monsters, autopiloten i en Airbus, R2D2, min erfaring med at programmere interaktive spil og (måske mest af alt) mit liv i 2022.” Bogen blev nomineret til Goodreads Choice Award i kategorien Science Fiction og har over 9.000 ratings med gennemsnit på 4,09. Demeter – rumfærgen der ikke forstår mennesker Vores “hovedperson” er Demeter. Demeter er ikke en alvidende HAL-AI. Hun er primært bygget til at styre rumfærgen sikkert mellem stjernerne. Hun kan navigere uden om kometer og håndtere tekniske kriser. Men mennesker? Det er en helt anden sag. Når varulv-angrebet rammer og børnene Agnus og Isaac flygter op på broen efter deres bedstemor har forvandlet sig, går kommunikationen ikke så godt. “It’s just a dumb AI, Isaac,” siger Agnus. Demeter reagerer prompte: “I am not lacking intelligence. You are using words marked as moderately offensive. This is antisocial behavior.” Børnene bliver stille. “I am Demeter. I am the ship. I am your friend. Report your injuries.” De begynder at lave lyde i lavt volumen. Demeters systemer kan ikke oversætte det. “How’s it going?” spørger Steward, den medicinske AI. “I wish I could lie,” svarer Demeter. “Humans are hard.” Det er denne kamp med at forstå mennesker – og begrænsningerne i hendes algoritmer – der gør Demeter interessant. Hun er dybt inkompetent til menneskelig interaktion, og det meste af tiden prøver hun bare at undgå at forholde sig til sine passagerer. Bedstemoderen med de store tænder Et af bogens bedre øjeblikke er varulv-scenen. Børnenes bedstemor forvandler sig ved et uheld, og pludselig står Demeter i en desperat kamp for at redde Agnus og Isaac. Hun får varulven lokket ind i en luftsluse. Men så forvandler den sig tilbage til bedstemor – desperat, menneskelig, helt forsvarsløs. Demeter er bundet af den første robotlov (Asimov): ingen AI må skade et menneske. Men der er et kort øjeblik hvor bedstemoderen bliver til skygge – i overgangen mellem former. I præcis det øjeblik reagerer Demeter prompte og åbner luftslussen. Bogen lader det ligge i det uvisse om bedstemoderen selv også trykker på knappen. Det er et af de øjeblikke hvor Demeter teknisk set handler inden for sine regler – men samtidig… ja, du ved. Steward overtager – og tror det er nemt Da Demeter er lukket ned, og rumfærgen skal tilbage til Jorden, bliver opgaver overladt til Steward. Den medicinske AI beslutter sig for at overtage styringen af rumskibet. Hvor svært kan det være? “You know what? Being an autopilot isn’t all that hard. I don’t know why Demeter seemed so stressed all the time. It’s day one of our journey, and we haven’t crashed yet.” Der var dog en lille bump ved afgang. Men det var ikke Stewards skyld. Dokken bevægede sig. I hvert fald tror Steward det. “I don’t exactly speak exterior sensor. They seem very alarmed all the time, constantly screaming in a strange, disjointed dialect of JavaScript.” Stewards plan? “Embrace my managerial role and endeavor to do as little as possible. The subsystems will sort it out.” Det er morsomt at følge Stewards overmodige forsøg på at være kaptajn. Som de fleste læger tror Steward de kan lidt af det hele. En leg med referencer – men måske for fragmenteret Barbara Truelove har åbenlyst haft det superhyggeligt med at skrive den her bog. Hun fortæller selv at reglerne var: smid et monster ombord, prøv at få så mange jokes og referencer til monsterets populærkulturelle historie ind som muligt, og tænk over hvordan det ville fungere i rummet. Der er masser af sjove detaljer. Skibet der transporterer Dracula til London i Bram Stokers bog hedder også Demeter. Wilhelmina Murray er Jonathan Harkers forlovede i Dracula. I bogens fem dele er der binær kode der oversættes til små jokes som “Artificial is the best kind of intelligent” og “I have never seen electric sheep.” Det er meget hyggeligt. Men det er også lidt som om bogen ikke helt selv ved hvor den er på vej hen. Anders beskriver det som om Barbara har skrevet 121 scener med monstre og rum-AI, blandet kortene, og så forsøgt at strikke en rød tråd på den måde stykkerne landede. Den fornemmelse er der lidt af. Action-scenerne er heller ikke bogens styrke. De er lidt svære at følge med i – hvem gør hvad, hvornår, hvorhenne og hvorfor. Det føles som dårlige Marvel-action-scener, hvor man mister fornemmelsen af, hvad der foregår. Det fede – og det mindre fede Det fede ved bogen er AI’erne og deres interne dynamikker. Demeter og Steward der slås om hvem der er klogere. Steward der er træt af at blive slukket midt i sætninger med “priority override.” Den scene hvor Agnus kommer tilbage efter 15 år på Jorden og skal rejse med Demeter igen? Rørende. Skibet er blevet totalt refurbished, og Agnus genkender først slet ikke Demeter. Det øjeblik hvor hun skraber overfladen af og finder sin barndoms AI-mor – det er faktisk ret godt. Men karaktererne er lidt flade. Selv Agnus, som er tættest på en hovedperson, er lidt bleg. Og monstrene? De er sjove nok som pop-kultur-jokes, men ikke særlig interessante som karakterer. Det er underholdning så længe det varer – fed til en togtur – men ikke en der skal læses igen. Vurderingen Jens: ⭐⭐⭐ (tre stjerner). “Jeg synes jeg var godt underholdt. Det var et sjovt take, og jeg hyggede mig med alle de mange referencer. Det er ikke stor litteratur. Men af og til er det rart med noget let og fornøjeligt. Synes Demeters kamp med at forstå mennesker var kongesjov og også dens kollegiale kampe med Steward AI’en.” Anders: ⭐⭐⭐ (tre stjerner). “Jeg applauderer Barbara for at have fået en sjov idé og åbenlyst have haft det superhyggeligt med at skrive bogen. Men jeg var sært ligeglad med karaktererne, selvom Demeter og Steward havde deres øjeblikke. Jeg synes der var alt for meget fokus på ligegyldig action, og historien var alt for fragmenteret uden en god fornemmelse af udvikling.” Bogen minder os om Stefano Benni’s Terra – skør, vild og kreativ science fiction. Og selvfølgelig Blindsight af Peter Watts, som også har vampyrer i rummet. Adrian Tchaikovskys Service Model har også klare paralleller med robotter der forsøger at forstå sig selv og omverden. Jens og Anders har SCIFI SNAKKET Of Monsters and Mainframes. Shownotes til episoden om Of Monsters and Mainframes Siden sidst Anders Har set Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein på Netflix – meget teatralsk og med store armebevægelser. Kulisserne er for vilde. Den er lidt i stil med Dracula-filmatiseringen med Gary Oldman. Meget Guillermo del Toro-stil – hvis man er til det, er den vellykket. Anders gav den 6 ud af 10. Har læst The Other Valley af Scott Alexander Howard – en tidsrejsebog med meget lidt science i den. Vi lever i et mærkeligt parallelunivers hvor en by ligger i en dal. I dalen østpå lever de 20 år ude i fremtiden, i dalen vestpå 20 år tilbage i tiden. Meget strenge regler for at man ikke må gå frem og tilbage. Velskrevet og medrivende historie. Jens Har læst The Mercy of Gods af James S.A. Corey – Expanse-forfatterne er tilbage med en helt ny verden. Anbefalet af Søren Bjørn. Mercy of Gods foregår i en fjern fremtid på en planet hvor befolkningen kun har myter om koloniseringen. Vi er blandt videnskabsfolk som forsker i hvordan inkompatible træer af liv kan samleve. Men planeten bliver pludselig invaderet af en alien race – kæmpe hummer/knæler-agtige typer. Menneskeheden bliver sat på prøve for at se om man kan være en nyttig undersåt-race. Og samtidig går det op for os at der er en kæmpe galaktisk krig igang, og en af menneskene er blevet overtaget af en sværm af nanorobotter! Trailer ude for Ryan Gosling i rollen som Ryland Grace i Project Hail Mary af Andy Weir. Kommer i biffen den 20/3. Traileren spoiler bogen helt vildt, og der er kommet en masse action-scener som ikke findes i bogen. Lytternes input Masser af gode kommentarer fra kommentarfeltet om de gode læseoplevelser i 2025. Hennings top 3/2025: “Dying inside” af Robert Silverberg, 1972, om en ældre telepat der gradvist mister sin tankelæserevne. “Hard landing” af Algis Budrys, 1993, om hvordan en besætning fra en forulykket UFO forsøger at glide ind i og camouflere sig i det jordiske samfund. “Dark is the Sun”, af Philip Jose Farmer, 1979, om en Jord millioner af år ude i fremtiden, hvor Solen er ved at brænde sammen. Som Henning selv siger: “Det er eddermame nogle deprimerende indskud.” Frederik Aarup Lauritsen delte sin top 3 for 2025: Stiftelsen af Isaac Asimov, Station 11 af Emily St. John Mandel og Efter London af Richard Jefferies – en tussegammel post-apokalyptisk bog fra 1885. Kristofferabild har ikke så meget tid til at læse Sci-Fi for tiden – er gået en lille smule i stå med Count Zero. I 2025 var det bedste han (gen)læste Rendezvous With Rama, Restaurant At The End of The Universe og Murderbot 2 og 3. Michael har ikke fået læst så meget SF sidste år, men var sært glad ved Krystalverdenen af J.G. Ballard, The Ministry of Time på vores anbefaling – “det var jo næsten en hel hjertevarm sag – sjov at komme i gang med noget romance!” – og til sidst Jordboer af Sayaka Murata, som nok er en snitter i forhold til ren SF, men en tour de force i japansk dagligliv, body horror og nogle måske rumvæsner. “Prøv det. Den er crazy!” Majbritt Høyrup gjorde opmærksom på at Elle Cordova behandler The Power i sin blogklub. Hun vil anbefale to vidunderlige novellesamlinger af Ursula K. LeGuin: The Birthday of the World og Changing Planes. Lise bidrog med sine tre bedste bøger: American Elsewhere af Robert Jackson Bennett: Starter som Twin Peaks, går over i H. P. Lovecraft. En kvinde arver et hus i en by, som ikke findes på noget kort. Cosmicomics af Italo Calvino: Vi følger universets og Jordens tilblivelse gennem væsner/grundstoffer og deres oplevelser, interaktioner og kærlighed. En fin og underfundig lille novellesamling. The Prestige af Christopher Priest: En overraskende god bog. Hun har set filmen, men bogen er meget anderledes – hele det spekulative element fylder mere, og historien er langt mere mystisk. Næste gang Anders vælger næste bog: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus fra 1818. Den fås gratis som Project Gutenberg Public Domain e-pop eller PDF. Man taler tit om den som den første moderne science fiction-bog, så den er nærmest pensum for SCIFI SNAK. Jens har tidligere syntes den var røvkedelig, men er nu klar til at prøve igen – måske er han et andet menneske nu.

Episode 182 Monday, January 26, 2026   Check us out on BOOKS ARE MY PEOPLE, releasing February 9   Join us as we try an Olympic-level craft project, cooking and reading during the Olympics February 6 to 22, 2026 On the Needles 4:12 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info     Clapotis ‘24 by Kate Davies, Three Irish Girls Adorn Sock in Ainsley-- DONE!!   Avena by Jennifer Steingass, Yarnaceous Fibers Brontosaurus DK in Starbies and Cup of Cheer minis – DONE!!   Contradict Me MKAL by Maggie Fangmann, Yarnaceous Fibers Brontosaurus DK in Starbies and Cup of Cheer minis – DONE!! On the Easel 13:03 100-Day composition studies Staffordshire stationery set–in progress!! Exploring R&F drawing oils and pigment sticks On the Table 18:03   Palak khichdi (spinach, rice and red lentils) from Hetty Lui McKinnon   broccoli + pork with soy + hot honey - by Julia Turshen   https://yossyarefi.substack.com/p/vanilla-corn-cake-with-blueberry   Citrus Salad from Good Things by Samin Nosrat (allll the citrus!!) Helping my boys figure out leftover ingredient puzzles. On the Nightstand 25:59 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter History Lessons by Zoe B. Wallbrook Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, trans by Ginny Tapley Takemori Sky Daddy by Kate Folk   The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (my JOYful book for January) The Art Spy by Michelle Young (non-fiction) Art Day by Day ed. Alex Johnson (non-fiction, anthology)  

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. You can find Christina Henry at christinahenry.net or on IG  @authorchristinahenry    In this week's episode, our focus is on houses that are so important to a story that they essentially become a character. When we started thinking about this idea, we realized that Chicago writer Christina Henry would be a perfect guest because her last two novels are focused on houses. Her most recent is titled The Place Where They Buried Your Heart and is about a neighborhood house that lures people in, causing heartache for neighbors as well as a sense of family among a handful of them. Prior to this novel, Christina wrote The House That Horror Built. We talk to Christina about the importance of houses in her stories and how a house can straddle setting and character.    In our book rec section, we continue the house idea with a range of titles in which houses are critically important—-we've got a memoir, a National Book Award winner, children's fantasy, classic literature, and propulsive literary fiction.   Books Mentioned in this Episode:   1- The Place Where They Buried Your Heart by Christina Henry 2- The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry  3- Howards End by E.M. Forster  3- War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 3- Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen by Jon M. Chu  4- Double Indemnity by James Cain  5- From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir by Alain Silver and James Ursini  6- Out by Natsuo Kirino  7- Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata  8- Earthlings by Sayaka Murata  9- The Mantis by Kotaro Osaka  10- Three Assasins by Kotaro Osaka  11- Bullet Train by Kotaro Osaka  12- The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir 13- Night Shift by Alex Finlay 14- A Five Star Read by Fellow Book Lover Kris Wyatt @froggyreadteach - The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt  15- Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman by Patrick Hutchison  16- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III 17- The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom  18- Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones  19- The House with the Clock in it's Walls by John Bellairs  20- Behind the Waterline by Kionna Walker LeMalle  21- The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 22- Rebecca by Daphne duMaurier    Media Mentioned: 1- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 2- Platonic (Apple +, 2023 - present) 3- Train Dreams (2025) 4- The Studio (Apple +, 2025) 5- Howards End (1992) 6- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 7- The House with the Clock in it's Walls (2018) 8- House of Sand and Fog (2003) 9- LibroVox app for free audiobooks of books in the public domain 10- Whitehall House and Gardens Book Club - https://www.historicwhitehall.org/whitehall-book-club    

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Hajimemashite, lieve luisteraars! Niet te geloven, maar écht waar: we zijn weer terug met een spiksplinternieuwe aflevering van Aap Noot Mishima, dé Nederlandstalige podcast over Japanse literatuur en cultuur, zorgvuldig geplaatst in de juiste historische context.

Writer, scholar, and academic organizer E.F. McAdam joins to talk about human evolution & extinction, AI, pseudo-science, and much more in Kawakami’s very strange and really quite funny far-future novel. Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books. Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon! Guest: Eleanor McAdam Title: Under The Eye Of The Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Asa Yoneda Host: Jake Casella Brookins Music by Giselle Gabrielle Garcia Artwork by Rob Patterson Opening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John Brough Transcribers: Kate Dollarhyde and John WM Thompson References: Current Research in Science Fiction Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Emily Tesh’s The Incandescent and Some Desperate Glory Niall Harrison’s Locus review of Under The Eye Of The Big Bird Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model J.G. Ballard Stephen Baxter's Evolution William Hope Hogdson's The Night Land X-Men Isaac Asimov's Foundation Margaret Atwood MaddAddam Trilogy Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Cat's Cradle Erika Swyler's We Lived On The Horizon Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun & Never Let Me Go Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time          Text  - HTML . com Convert your visual text documents to HTML code instantly. Edit and clean your markup with a couple of clicks. How to use the Text to HTML converter? Paste a visual document to the left to convert it to HTML Paste your HTML code it the right to preview the document Press the Clean button to execute the checked HTML cleaning options. Erase the page to get started.    

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Guest: Eleanor McAdamTitle: Under The Eye Of The Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Asa YonedaHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughTranscribers: Kate Dollarhyde and John WM ThompsonReferences:Current Research in Science FictionVanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriAnnie Bot by Sierra GreerEmily Tesh's The Incandescent and Some Desperate GloryNiall Harrison's Locus review of Under The Eye Of The Big BirdAdrian Tchaikovsky's Service ModelJ.G. BallardStephen Baxter's EvolutionWilliam Hope Hogdson's The Night LandX-MenIsaac Asimov's FoundationMargaret Atwood MaddAddam TrilogyKurt Vonnegut Jr.'s Cat's CradleErika Swyler's We Lived On The HorizonKazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun & Never Let Me GoAdrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time

Alessandro Barbaglia ci porta nella quarta stagione di Shelf, con qualche novità.In questa puntata con Alessandro Barbaglia anche Marco Ballarè che ci racconta da dove arriva il "lorem ipsum" e Eleonora C. Caruso con I terrestri di Sayaka Murata a confronto con Creamy Mami di Kazunori Itō e Yuko Kitagawa.La novità della puntata è Questo mondo non è casa. Non uccidere di Viola Di Grado.Inoltre, si può partecipare a Shelf, inviando un breve messaggio vocale tramite Whatsapp al numero 3489128916: se ti va, puoi raccontarci cosa stai leggendo, dove e se ti sta piacendo!***SHELF. IL POSTO DEI LIBRIDi Alessandro Barbaglia. Con: Eleonora C. Caruso, Chiara Sgarbi, Manlio Castagna, Marco Ballarè.Realizzato da Mondadori StudiosA cura di Miriam Spinnato, Elena Marinelli, Danilo Di TerminiProgetto grafico di Francesco PoroliMusiche di Gianluigi CarloneMontaggio e post produzione Indiehub studio

It's episode 218 and time for us to talk about the Book Club Books! We discuss what counts as a book club, religion, food memoirs, historical fiction, girls loving each other in 1954, the prison industrial complex, and more! Plus, we discuss geographic-specific food we miss! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray

In dieser Folge mit Meike, Anika und Robin: „Gute Menschen“ von Frédéric Schwilden, „Sind Penisse real?“ von Evan Hugo Tepest und „Schwindende Welt“ von Sayaka Murata. Einer unserer Lieblingsgäste, die brandaktuelle Longlist des Booker Preis und Pimmel, Pimmel Pimmel - diese Show hat es mal wieder in sich! Los geht's mit unserer Einschätzung der für den Booker nominierten Titel, und wir verraten, welcher Underdog bereits wie aus dem Nichts zu einem heißen Anwärter auf die Trophäe aufgestiegen ist.

Mary, Kelli, and Emily convene to talk about Vanishing World, the latest work by Sayaka Murata to be translated into English. When Amane finds out she was conceived in an unnatural way, it sets her up for a lifetime of mental anguish. Will Amane find her place in normative society? Will she have a child the “right” way? As usual Murata takes us on a wild ride with twists no one saw coming! We discuss how uncomfortable this book made us feel for a variety of reasons, and also talk about Murata's profile in the New Yorker which left us with more questions than answers. Then, we address an unexpected piece of feedback from the blog.TOC::30–Welcome! And congrats, Susan!14:25–Book intro and a big ole content warning18:34–the basic premise of the novel24:09–Murata's “Alien Eye”39:12–“I've been doing a lot of thinking”46:25–Deriving pleasure from your uterus49:30–So, the ending. The pivot.59:00–What is she trying to say?1:09:47–Ratings1:11:22– Survive the Night feedback1:20:44– What's up next?Links:Sayaka Murata interview: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/14/sayaka-muratas-alien-eyeWithCindy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEWdtN0l0Is Emily and Mary talk Survive the Night: https://www.booksquadgoals.com/blog/survive-the-book-mary-and-emily-read-riley-sager

Hello, old sports! Join us and our young and beautiful guests, Janet Dale and Allison Renner, as we revisit Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby (2013). Then we chat with Janet and Allison about their new collaborative chapbook, Green Light: A Gatsby Cycle. Read along for our next Bookpisode about Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata on August 5th. Then watch The Thing for our next Othersode with Paul Tremblay, author of the new novel Another, on August 19th.TOC:30 – Hello everyone! Welcome, Janet and Allison! 17:00 – How does this movie hold up?32:00 – Casting44:15 – The music48:45 – Why do people still love Gatsby?57:12– Interview with Janet and Allison!1:38:39 – What's up next?

John was at the business meeting, Alison was at the cricket, and Tammy is Liz. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None Find Tammy at her podcast, my tiny bottles Letters of comment Chris Garcia (email) Colette Reap (email) Farah Mendlesohn (email) Ivan Sinha (Facebook) Mike Glyer (email) Niall Harrison (email) Here are Niall's 10 recommendations for you, listeners! [Interestingly, Niall did not mention any of the translators except for one, and so I had to go and look them all up—John] A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran, translated by Chi-Young Kim Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Asa Yoneda Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva, translated by Rahul Bery Sea Now by Eva Meijer, translated by Anne Thompson Melo House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa, translated by Polly Barton Sympathy Tower Tokyo by Rie Qudan, translated by Jesse Kirkwood Blood for the Undying Throne by Sung-Il Kim, translated by Anton Hur Ice by Jacek Dukaj, translated by Ursula Phillips Raj (Mastodon) We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Brian Nisbet, Fredrik Coulter, Neil Ottenstein, and Sandra Bond 2027 Worldcon: Montreal bid The timeline so far: Terry Fong steps down, replaced by Darin Briskman CanSMOF adds Bruce Farr as bid co-chair Tammy writes “The Worldcon is in Trouble” on File 770 Site selection 2025 Worldcon: Seattle Business Meeting, part 1 Business Meeting, part 2: this was entirely in executive session and so none of it ended up on YouTube. Sorry, listeners! You had to be there… Further meetings will occur on 19 July and 25 July at 17:00 BST/09:00 PDT 2023 Worldcon: Chengdu Chris Barkley's 100th column Picks John: DIE by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans and Clayton Cowles Read the first issue free! Future issues will eventually be available on Sweet Shop My First Dungeon Alison: After Us, the Flood and We Are Aliens Tammy: The Nine Worlds by Victoria Goddard The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison Credits Cover art: “Our Tiny Bottles” by Alison Scott Alt text: The words “Octothorpe 139” appear at the top and the words “…our tiny bottles…” appear at the bottom. Three bottles are drawn in the middle. The left-hand bottle is a Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Coca-Cola bottle. The middle bottle is a bottle that looks a bit like a moose. The right-hand bottle is Bottle #18, “The Original Canton Delicate Ginger Liqueur”. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Alessia è stata al Salone del Libro di Torino ed è tornata con la valigia più pesante: tanti libri, candele che fanno atmosfera e riflessioni sul mondo di oggi offerte dai due scrittori giapponesi presenti alla kermesse di quest'anno.Link utili* Newsletter Il femminismo speculativo (ma manco troppo) di Izumi Suzuki* Newsletter Anime, corpi, Paesi ibridi* Recensione Vanishing World di Sayaka Murata su Rivista StudioLibri* Tokyo Sympathy Tower - Rie Qudan * Il capitale nell'Antropocene - Kōhei SaitōJapan Wildlife è su Substack! Iscriviti alla newsletter per non perderti i prossimi episodi e aggiornamenti.Se vuoi sostenere Japan Wildlife, puoi anche lasciare una donazione su Ko-FiI nostri sponsor:Dirim: https://www.dirim.it/Granduomo: https://www.granduomocatania.it/Sinfonia del Gusto: https://www.sinfoniadelgustoroma.it/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit japanwildlife.substack.com

Join us this May and celebrate Asian Heritage Month by exploring authors of Asian descent. There are so many wonderful voices to discover! Books mentioned on this episode: These Deadly Prophecies by Andrea Tang, Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, and Halfway There by Christine Mari.

Den japanske forfatteren Sayaka Murata fikk sitt internasjonale gjennombrudd med romanen Døgnåpent fra 2016, på norsk i 2020. Bli kjent med både boka og forfatteren i denne episoden. Samtale mellom Kenneth Tickner og Oda Cornelia Knudsen.

Melanie O'Loughlin  reviews Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata 

FYI - I CRIED EDITING THIS. Judy and Linda try not to outright sob through their discussion of "When Life Gives You Tangerines" (폭삭 속았수다), starring IU, Park BoGum, Moon SoRi and Park HaeJoon.     Digressions:   0:57 - New Patreon donor and Listener E-mails! 12:21 - Judy watched "Twisters", starring Glen Powell and Kiernan Shipka. It just didn't have the same charm as the 1996 film. Boo. 14:20 - Linda was surprisingly absorbed by "1883" and "1923", prequels to "Yellowstone". Who knew she would be so into Westerns? 18:08 - Judy read "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata and was fascinated by the POV of the main character and her unusual way of dealing with the pressure to conform in society. 20:30 - Judy watched "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" and couldn't believe she slept through the climax. Yikes.      Some Korean terms: 감사합니다: [gam-sa-hap-ni-da] "thank you", formally. 폭삭 속았수다: [pok-sak-sok-at-soo-da] "thank you for your hard work", in Jeju dialect. 사랑에 빠진게 죄가 아니잖아: [sa-rang-eh-ppa-jin-geh-jweh-ga-a-ni-jan-a] "It's not a crime to fall in love". 해녀: [heh-nyeo] traditional Korean women divers. 잠녀: [jam-nyeo] Jeju dialect for "해녀". 배째: [beh-jjeh] "I will never give in"; literally "slit open your belly". 짜증나: [jja-jeung-na] "I'm so annoyed". 삐뚤어지다: [ppi-ddool-eo-jeot-seo] to be bent; to go down the wrong path, in reference to a delinquent person. 제사: [jeh-sa] death ritual.     Audio clips: Brian Tyler - "1883" - "1883 Theme" John Williams - "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" - "Auction at Hotel L'Atlantique" 김정미 (Kim JungMi) - "봄" (Spring)     Please send any questions, comments or suggestions on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@kdramamyeyesout) or e-mail us (kdramamyeyesout(at)gmail.com).   You can become our patron at patreon.com/kdramamyeyesout for as little as $1 per month!     Download this and other episodes and while you're there, write us a review:   Apple Podcasts   Google Podcasts   Spotify   Libsyn RSS   The KDMEO theme music is 'Relaxing Ballad', by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

For this episode, Kendall, Andrew, and Angelique discuss Convenience Store Woman, a "strange little book" by Sayaka Murata. After listening, head over to the Off the Shelf blog and share your thoughts on the episode. And checkout GastonLibrary.org for all your GCPL needs.   Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com

Sup weirdos, I got some strange for you today. Join me on a disturbing, bleak journey through the Japanese horror novel, Earthlings by Sayaka Murata. If you'd like to join our book club and read with us, please do:⁠ Join Weirdo Book ClubIf you want more Weirdo Book Club or you want to show your support, here are a few places to start: ⁠YouTube⁠ | ⁠TikTok⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | Bluesky⁠Join/Support My Bindery⁠Send Natalie a Book⁠⁠Send Hannah a Book⁠

February's prompt is to read a book with a non-human narrator or from a non-human perspective. Corinne's pick, that we'll be discussing today, is Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck, which is about a house/plot of land. Content warning: swearing, Nazism, repressive regimes, book has sexual and physical violence March prompt is to read a book published by an indie press, our first book is Becca's pick, Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori, and published by Grove Atlantic. Corinne's pick is Witches by Brenda Lozano, translated by Heather Cleary and published by Catapult. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2025, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others are reading for each month and get ideas for your TBR: The Bookstore Challenge 2025. Get two audiobook credits for the price of one at Libro.fm when you sign up using the code BOOKSTOREPOD. Website | Patreon

Et si, au lieu de se fixer des objectifs toujours plus ambitieux, on se fixait de faire simplement assez bien? Et si le perfectionnisme était vraiment un défaut professionnel ? Dans cet épisode, la journaliste Camille Jourdan rencontre Alain, fabricant de globes terrestres, dont la rigueur et le perfectionnisme sont inhérents à son métier d'artisan de luxe. Elle interroge aussi son amie Sophie, consultante, qui tente de faire les choses parfaitement tout le temps, et dont l'expérience de la maternité a remis ce fonctionnement en question. Finalement, la philosophe franco-américaine Marina Van Zuylen évoque les bienfaits et les risques liés au perfectionnisme dans le travail, et fait appel aux enseignements de la philosophie pour revaloriser le “assez bien”. Pour aller plus loin : Le livre “Les vertus minuscules” de la philosophe Marine Van Zuylen aux éditions FlammarionLe livre “La fille de la supérette” de Sayaka Murata aux éditions FolioLe livre “La Chef” de Marie NDiaye aux éditions GallimardEmotions (au travail) est un podcast produit par Louie Media. Camille Jourdan a écrit et tourné cet épisode. Le montage et la réalisation sonore sont de Louis Jaubart. Le mix a été fait par le studio La Fugitive. Louise Hemmerlé est la chargée de production de Travail (en cours), accompagnée d'Elsa Berthault.Cet épisode a été diffusé pour la première fois le 19 février 2024, sous le titre «Sortir du perfectionnisme, comment apprendre à faire "assez bien"». Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Clotheshorse (aka Amanda) is in Japan!And in this week's episode, recorded in Kyoto, Amanda shares the history of Japanese convenience stores and why they are loved by tourists and the Japanese alike.  We'll talk about the following:The impact of convenience stores on low income people in the United States (and the reality of living in a food desert),The history of the convenience stores  (konbini) in Japan,Why Amanda loves Denny's in Japan,Amanda's thoughts on the best items at each chain.And of course, so much more!Read Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.Get your onigiri at Asahi Imports in Austin.This book contains Amanda's favorite potato salad recipe.Join the conversation on the Clotheshorse Slack! 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In this episode, the Spider hosts discuss the shortcomings of Sayaka Murata's Earthlings.

À l'aube du 100e épisode, vos caféinomanes favorites ont décidé de prendre ça relax et de faire un épisode pour apprendre à mieux les connaître et pour rectifier des erreurs qu'elles ont fait en ondes. Que voulez-vous, si elles n'en faisaient pas, ça serait pas juste pour les autres.Ensuite, elles répondent à des questions posées par leurs Discordeux.ses, et vous révèlent que Catherine est une championne du bowling, Audrey a des défauts de fabrication et les meilleures adresses pour déguster de la pizza hawaiienne à Verdun et Montréal. Faites pas c'te face-là!Ah! Et on dit ça, on dit rien, mais on va peut-être annoncer qui sera l'invité.e spécial.e qui se joindra à nous pour l'enregistrement du 100e épisode? Nudge nudge wink wink.C'est disponible dès maintenant pour mettre… BEAUCOUP d'informations inutiles dans ton café! ☕️Café recommandé en ondes : Brûlerie du Kamouraska (merci Sunny pour le cadeau!)Livres recommandés par Audrey : Severance, Ling Ma et Convenience Store Woman, Sayaka MurataLivre recommandé par Catherine : Le compte est bon, Louis-Daniel Godin Get bonus content on Patreon Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Uma enrascada: a vontade de ler, conhecer novos autores e se aprofundar em determinadas literaturas é sempre muito maior do que o tempo que temos para explorar todos os universos que desejamos. Boa parte dos leitores também sofre com isso, eu sei. A literatura japonesa está entre aquelas que eu gostaria de dar mais atenção. Seria legal ir além dos autores que já curto, como Yukio Mishima e Yoko Ogawa. Para compreender um pouco melhor a literatura japonesa contemporânea que convidei Rita Kohl para uma conversa. Rita é tradutora que já verteu para o português nomes como Sayaka Murata, autora de “Querida Konbini” e Haruki Murakami, eterno candidato ao Nobel de Literatura. Murakami é um dos assuntos do nosso papo. Outro livro traduzido por Rita é “Museu do Silêncio”, um dos meus favoritos de Yoko Ogawa. Também pesquisadora, Rita é formada em letras pela USP e fez mestrado no Departamento de Literatura Comparada e Cultura da Universidade de Tóquio. O interesse pela cultura japonesa, alguns nomes atuais dessa literatura que merecem a atenção do leitor e particularidades de verter para o português um idioma tão distante do nosso também são assuntos do nosso papo. * Aqui o caminho para a newsletter da Página Cinco: https://paginacinco.substack.com/

In "Die Ladenhüterin" von Sayaka Murata findet eine Außenseiterin als Aushilfe in einem 24-Stunden-Supermarkt ihre wahre Bestimmung. Und dann kommt ein Mann. Eine bitterernste Satire auf die japanische Gesellschaft.**********Den Artikel zum Stück findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

Dark Side of the Library Minisode #116: "Earthlings: A Novel" by Sayaka Murata  (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   Earthlings: A Novel https://amzn.to/3UWhTTo   Sayaka Murata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayaka_Murata https://twitter.com/sayakamurata     Dark Side of the Library Amazon Live Channel: https://www.amazon.com/live/darksideofthelibrary/ Dark Side of the Library Podcast:  https://www.darksideofthelibrary.com/ Dark Side of the Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darksideofthelibrary Dark Side of the Library on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/darksideofthelibrary

Summary   "I have adventured it and found nothing but sugar and violence." We continue working our way through the list of Oscar nominated films and watch Poor Things. Also discussed: For All Mankind, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and the music of Allison Russell.      Show notes: Is Poor Things the Best We Can Do for Female Sexuality Onscreen? (Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture) Recommendations: Lisa: Convienence Store Women by Sayaka Murata (book) Andrea G.:  True Detective, Season 4 (TV) Andrea W.:  Allison Russell (music) Music credits  "Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Good Times" by Podington Bear From:  Free Music Archive Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License     Pop This! Links: Pop This! on TumblrPop This! on iTunes (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Stitcher (please consider reviewing and rating us!) Pop This! on Google PlayPop This! on TuneIn radioPop This! on TwitterPop This! on Instagram Logo design by Samantha Smith Intro voiced by Morgan Brayton Pop This! is a podcast featuring three women talking about pop culture. Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist. Andrea Gin is a producer and an avid figure skating fan. Press play and come hang out with your new best friends. Pop This! podcast is produced by Andrea Gin.  

Souvent, le perfectionnisme est une affaire de confiance en soi : faute de réussir à se satisfaire de son propre travail, on cherche toujours à l'améliorer. Cet épisode que vous écoutez, est-il jamais vraiment terminé ? Est-ce qu'il n'y a pas encore moyen de l'améliorer ? Ce texte que vous lisez, si je repasse dessus 10 fois, 100 fois, est-ce qu'une faute va soudain me sauter aux yeux ? Voilà que le temps passe, que la fatigue s'accumule, et que nos attentes personnelles sont de plus en plus extravagantes et hors de portée. Et si le perfectionnisme était vraiment un défaut professionnel ? Et dans ce cas, comment s'en défaire ? Dans cet épisode, la journaliste Camille Jourdan rencontre Alain, fabricant de globes terrestres, dont la rigueur et le perfectionnisme sont inhérents à son métier d'artisan de luxe. Elle interroge aussi son amie Sophie, consultante, qui tente de faire les choses parfaitement tout le temps, et dont l'expérience de la maternité a remis ce fonctionnement en question. Finalement, la philosophe franco-américaine Marina Van Zuylen évoque les bienfaits et les risques liés au perfectionnisme dans le travail, et fait appel aux enseignements de la philosophie pour revaloriser le “assez bien”. Pour aller plus loin : Le livre “Les vertus minuscules” de la philosophe Marine Van Zuylen aux éditions FlammarionLe livre “La fille de la supérette” de Sayaka Murata aux éditions FolioLe livre “La Chef” de Marie NDiaye aux éditions GallimardEmotions (au travail) est un podcast produit par Louie Media. Camille Jourdan a écrit et tourné cet épisode. Le montage et la réalisation sonore sont de Louis Jaubart. Le mix a été fait par le studio La Fugitive. Louise Hemmerlé est la chargée de production d'Emotions (au travail), accompagnée d'Elsa Berthault. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Souvent, le perfectionnisme est une affaire de confiance en soi : faute de réussir à se satisfaire de son propre travail, on cherche toujours à l'améliorer. Cet épisode que vous écoutez, est-il jamais vraiment terminé ? Est-ce qu'il n'y a pas encore moyen de l'améliorer ? Ce texte que vous lisez, si je repasse dessus 10 fois, 100 fois, est-ce qu'une faute va soudain me sauter aux yeux ? Voilà que le temps passe, que la fatigue s'accumule, et que nos attentes personnelles sont de plus en plus extravagantes et hors de portée. Et si le perfectionnisme était vraiment un défaut professionnel ? Et dans ce cas, comment s'en défaire ? Dans cet épisode, la journaliste Camille Jourdan rencontre Alain, fabricant de globes terrestres, dont la rigueur et le perfectionnisme sont inhérents à son métier d'artisan de luxe. Elle interroge aussi son amie Sophie, consultante, qui tente de faire les choses parfaitement tout le temps, et dont l'expérience de la maternité a remis ce fonctionnement en question. Finalement, la philosophe franco-américaine Marina Van Zuylen évoque les bienfaits et les risques liés au perfectionnisme dans le travail, et fait appel aux enseignements de la philosophie pour revaloriser le “assez bien”. Pour aller plus loin : Le livre “Les vertus minuscules” de la philosophe Marine Van Zuylen aux éditions FlammarionLe livre “La fille de la supérette” de Sayaka Murata aux éditions FolioLe livre “La Chef” de Marie NDiaye aux éditions GallimardEmotions (au travail) est un podcast produit par Louie Media. Camille Jourdan a écrit et tourné cet épisode. Le montage et la réalisation sonore sont de Louis Jaubart. Le mix a été fait par le studio La Fugitive. Louise Hemmerlé est la chargée de production de Travail (en cours), accompagnée d'Elsa Berthault. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Word to the wise: Patrick doesn't like this book.

Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of the first book of the new season, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman.In this episode:You know how deeply uncomfortable experiences can be deeply uncomfortable?A human is someone who looks other humans in the eyesA Krispy Kreme donut dunked in a cup of teaThe Underdark: A Modified Craftalk, by Brandon TaylorGlib pull-quotes often assert an incredibly debatable interpretationIf we didn't talk about Shiraha, we would need toThe cave(person) mythological complexThe Beckett play Ethan references is, as Michael suggested, “Endgame”This book might be a symphonyNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of the first book of the new season, Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Woman.In this episode:The finest woodSherlock Holmes, or, coffee shop brags from Ethan, or, amusement park brags from MichaelA paean to Japanese convenience storesIrasshaimase!Ethan invents a new segment: doing background research during the showWhat is normal? What is the purpose of humanity? What is an exception to “normal”? This book asks very easy questions.Almost a loss, but obligatory Shakespeare reference insteadThe human body as a cog in the machine that is society, society as a human bodyThe world needs ditch-diggers and convenience store workersWe're encouraging Kwik Trip to be betterNext time Michael and Ethan will continue to discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Michael and Ethan conclude their discussion of this year's extra-mondo mondo book, Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.In this episode:Ethan is surprise-attacked about his love of NatashaThe Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric and Discredited DiseasesConventions of marriage, or, everyone loves Natasha (not just Ethan)Romanticism! The zeitgeist of the 19th century! Other topics the hosts are somewhat unqualified to discuss!People are shocked, SHOCKED to find that there is humor in this novelMysteries, sacraments, sacraments, and mysteriesThe annual mondo book, forever and ever amenDeep, deep, deep apologies to any speakers of FrenchNext time Michael and Ethan will discuss Convenience Store Woman, by Sayaka Murata! Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page. Donate to our Patreon! BUY A NIHILIST BLANKET! Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) and Ethan Bartlett (@bjartlett) MUSIC & SFX: "Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission. "The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. "Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.

Brea and Mallory talk about reading one book over a long period of time, give advice on making friends with librarians, and recommend books to a librarian. Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!Reading Glasses MerchRecommendations StoreSponsors -Aura Frameswww.auraframes.comCode: GLASSESScentAirwww.scentair.comCode: GLASSES Links -Reading Glasses Facebook GroupReading Glasses Goodreads GroupAmazon Wish ListNewsletterLibro.fmTo join our Slack channel, email us proof of your Reading-Glasses-supporting Maximum Fun membership!www.maximumfun.com/join Books Mentioned - Candelaria by Melissa Lozada-OlivaBe Useful by Arnold SchwarzeneggerA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J MaasGirlhood by Melissa FebosThick by Tressie McMillan CottomEight Bears by Gloria DickieLynch on Lynch by Chris RodleyConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriThe Cartographers by Peng ShepardInfinite Home by Kathleen Alcott

This movie is certified Bonkers… Featuring: David Hopkins, Andi Preller and Dave Roberts. Running Time: 1:29:27 This week, David, Andi, and Dave talk about James Wan’s 2021 movie, Malignant Before that though, we discuss what we got into this week, Including: Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata, Gullermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities: “Pickman’s Model” & “Dreams in

They're loose, they're goose, they're out of control! Hannah and Laura are off the rails and covering Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn! But before they cover the second half of the plot, Laura goes on a rant about the ways that we market books, and Hannah's been in a bit of a slump, but read a book that gave her all the Hallmark vibes. Hannah and Laura also chat a lot about football and shock each other with their (albeit limited) knowledge of sports.MAJOR Spoilers for Earthlings by Sayaka Murata 22:47-35:40CW for Earthlings discussion: Sexual Abuse; Physical Abuse; Emotional Abuse; Child Abuse; Trauma; PTSD; Cannibalism; Incest; Murder; Death; Childlessness; Pregnancy; DepressionMedia Mentions:Among Thieves by M.J. KuhnThick as Thieves by M.J. KuhnNew Heights podcastKelce---Amazon Prime VideoEarthlings by Sayaka MurataConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Ex-Hex by Erin SterlingThe Kiss Curse by Erin SterlingPizza Girl by Jean Kyoung FrazierGarden Spells by Sarah Addison AllenPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanInterview with the Vampire by Anne RiceOcean's Eleven---Apple TVBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter: @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsTwitter: @myyypodBlueSky: @myyypodHive: @myyypod

Welcome to the CodeX Cantina where our mission is to get more people talking about books! Was there a theme or meaning you wanted us to talk about further? Let us know in the comments below! "A Clean Marriage" by Sayaka Murata. A controversial and taboo subject up for discussion today. Sayaka Murata Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDSfISt2uNs&list=PLHg_kbfrA7YB7AtZEQEjq_PD5Lb6XUgSE ✨Do you have a Short Story or Novel you'd think we'd like or would want to see us cover? Join our Patreon to pick our reads.

Delve into the darkly lit world of horror literature with us! This month, we try in vain to pronounce the name of our home planet with Earthlings by Sayaka Murata.Next month, we'll be reading Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. Join us in the reading and send your comments, questions or related topics to discuss to our email, Twitter or Discord.CONTENT WARNING: Earthlings contains elements and themes of rape, incest, pedophilia, cannibalism, abuse and attempted suicide. Reader discretion is advised.

The curators of the library gather to discuss which books they've brought to the table and what to expect as we turn a new page of Darkly Lit.Join us on July 13th as we begin the season with Earthlings by Sayaka Murata. CONTENT WARNING: Earthlings contains elements and themes of rape, incest, pedophilia, cannibalism, abuse and attempted suicide. Reader discretion is advised.

This week, Liberty and Tirzah discuss Night's Edge, This Town Is on Fire, Zero Days, and more great books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Night's Edge by Liz Kerin Zero Days by Ruth Ware You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron  Reprieve by James Han Mattson  My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones  This Town is On Fire by Pamela N. Harris Holding Pattern by Jenny Xie  Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird: Stories by Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses (translator)  Animals by Don LePan Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung and Anton Hur (translator) Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata and Ginny Tapley Takemori (translator) Ode to My First Car by Robin Gow For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louise and Virginia have been immersed in some armchair travel to Tokyo, which has made them both very keen to travel there. These four books are great to read if you have a trip to Japan on your horizon or your bucket list. They also discuss some fabulous TV series to get streaming, a podcast, and they've both had very different recent experiences meeting Yotam Ottolenghi (although both evenings were great fun).  Books Death in Tokyo by Keigo Higashino, translated by Giles Murray. Published by St Martin's Publishing GroupThe Book of Tokyo – A City in Short Fiction, edited by Michael Emmerich, Jim Hinks and Masashi Matsuie. Tokyo Redux by David Peace. Faber 2021Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata and translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriStreaming TV series Vardy v Rooney – FoxtelHappy Valley – BingeBump – ABCPodcast The Mel Robbins Podcast Yotam Ottolenghi – Test Kitchen

Welcome back to Book Chat, a new monthly books podcast brought to you by novelist Bobby Palmer and journalist Pandora Sykes, which does what it says on the tin: we each bring one book, and we chat. Our one rule? The books have to be more than 2 years old. NB: this is a meaty book chat, not a book review show, so if you have not yet read the books, there will be spoilers.For our second episode, Pandora brings White Teeth by Zadie Smith (2000) and Bobby, Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (2016, trans. 2019). Both books were huge bestsellers and launched each woman as a "literary sensation". We discuss this tag as well as the books themselves: our favourite bits, how they've aged, and what we'd change.Other books/ articles mentioned:Vesper Flights by Helen MacdonaldDarling by India KnightOn Beauty, NW, Intimations, Swing Time and Grand Union by Zadie SmithLife Ceremony and Earthlings by Sayaka MurataThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerWhite Teeth seemed fresh and optimistic in 2000 - how does it read now? by Sam Jordison for The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/jul/14/white-teeth-2000-how-does-it-read-now-zadie-smithGeneration Why? by Zadie Smith for The New York Review of Books https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/11/25/generation-why/In Defence of Fiction, by Zadie Smith for The New York Review of Books https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/10/24/zadie-smith-in-defense-of-fiction/Zadie Smith interview: On Shame, Rage and Writing, for the Louisiana channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LREBOwjrrwFor Japanese novelist Sayaka Murata, odd is the new normal, by Motoko Rich for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/11/books/japanese-novelist-sayaka-murata-convenience-store-woman.htmlThe future of sex lives in us all, by Sayaka Murata for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/opinion/future-sex-society.htmlA Home at the End of the World by Michael CunninghamDarling by India KnightVesper Flights by Helen MacdonaldThe Interestings by Meg WolitzerThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenCollected Works by Lydia SandgrenOpen Water by Caleb Azumah NelsonWhite Noise by Don DeLilloMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghLuster by Raven LeilaniThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenOn Beauty, NW, Intimations, Swing Time and Grand Union by Zadie SmithEarthlings and Life Ceremony by Sayaka MurataYou can get in touch bookchatpod@gmail.com.Sound by Joel Grove and production by Pandora Sykes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Florida Woman, Night of the Living Rez, and more great books. Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Florida Woman by Deb Rogers 100 Animals That Can F*cking End You by Mamadou Ndiaye Expedition Backyard by Rosemary Mosco, illustrated by Binglin Hu Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow Night of the Living Rez: Stories by Morgan Talty Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare Life Ceremony: Stories by Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori (translator) Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The May Geex Book club read "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata. A wonderful quick read! For June the book is "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake. Let's learn about MUSHROOMS YALL! Join the discussion the last Tuesday of the month at discord.gg/feliciaday. Check out the #geex-info channel on how to join Geex!

The April Geex Book club read "Iron Widow" by Xiran Jay Zhao. It's AMAZING! For May the book is "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata. Join the discussion the last Tuesday of the month at discord.gg/feliciaday. Check out the #geex-info channel on how to join Geex!

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about being non-binary, Maggie Nelson comps, historical fiction about real women, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Feedback Margaret Wilkerson Sexton's novels A Kind of Freedom and The Revisioners (rec'd by Sibyl) The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (C/a for physical / emotional abuse of minors) and Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz (rec'd by Gina) Books Discussed The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, illustrated by Phoebe Kobabe The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles The Remaking of Corbin Wale by Roan Parrish (cw: bullying, ableism) Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, transl. by Ginny Tapley Takemori Hold Me by Courtney Milan Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello (tw violence against women) White Magic by Elissa Washuta (cw: intimate partner violence, PTSD, ableism, racism, disordered drug use) Matrix by Lauren Groff Maud's Line by Margaret Verble (cw: death of animals) Llama Llama Nighty Night by Anna Dewdney Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices